John Herschel

Sir John Herschel, 1867 photograph by Julia Margaret Cameron.

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871)^[1] was an English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor.^[1] He was the son of astronomer Sir William Herschel and the father of 12 children.^[1]

References

1. Herschel | Sir | John Frederick William | 1792-1871 | astronomer (biography), NAHSTE project, University of Edinburgh, NAHSTE-JHerschel Archived 2007-05-10 at the Wayback Machine.

Other websites

• [1]^{[permanent dead link]}
• The Herschel Chronicle
• Photographic Process and Early Photograms
• Herschel Museum of Astronomy
• Wikisource copy of a notice from 1823 concerning the star catalogue, published in Astronomische Nachrichten